Business Development Representative (Higher Education - Public Sector)

Canva
Austin
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Business Development & PartnershipsSkills: ["Communication","Relationship building","Time management","Goal orientation","Adaptability"]

Source and pursue strategic opportunities with Higher Education institutions, building pipeline through outbound prospecting such as cold calling, emailing, and social selling. Learn how universities operate and align Canva’s solutions to priorities like student engagement, digital transformation, and accessibility. Partner cross-functionally with marketing, product, and customer success to support public sector campaigns while using tools like Salesforce, Outreach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and ZoomInfo to hit performance goals.

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Business Development Representative (Higher Education - Public Sector)

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Job Summary

Source and pursue strategic opportunities with Higher Education institutions, building pipeline through outbound prospecting such as cold calling, emailing, and social selling. Learn how universities operate and align Canva’s solutions to priorities like student engagement, digital transformation, and accessibility. Partner cross-functionally with marketing, product, and customer success to support public sector campaigns while using tools like Salesforce, Outreach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and ZoomInfo to hit performance goals.
Location: Austin
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Business Development & Partnerships
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Collaborate with Sales teams to identify and pursue strategic opportunities within higher education institutions.
  • •Build pipeline using outbound strategies including cold calling, emailing, and social selling with campus stakeholders.
  • •Learn university operations and align Canva solutions to needs such as student engagement, digital transformation, and accessibility.
  • •Work cross-functionally with marketing, product, and customer success to support tailored public sector campaigns.
  • •Deliver weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance goals while using sales tools to manage pipeline.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:EquityHealth Insurance401kParental LeaveWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •Recent graduate or early in your career, excited to break into tech, sales, or startups.
  • •Strong interest in education and technology, and helping organizations work more creatively and efficiently.
  • •Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for building relationships with new people.
  • •Organized time-management skills with attention to detail.
  • •Goal-oriented and motivated by targets and continuous learning; cold outreach or internships/campus leadership are a plus.
Experience:SaaSHigher educationPublic sectorStartups
Skills:CommunicationRelationship buildingTime managementGoal orientationAdaptability
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SalesforcePocusOutreachLinkedIn Sales NavigatorZoomInfoGong

Company Brief

Canva
Canva is an online visual communications platform that provides drag-and-drop design tools, templates, and media assets for creating presentations, social media graphics, videos, documents and more, serving individuals and large enterprises globally.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Founded: 2012
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